SEATTLE — With his ACL healing after surgery, his 2017 season over and months of rehabilitation ahead, Trey Adams did what any reasonable person would do.

He went duck hunting.

“Two weeks after I had surgery,” the 6-foot-8, 316-pound senior left tackle said after Saturday’s practice, “I was out in a blind, duck-hunting and having fun. It’s part of football — if I’m down in the dumps while I’m having surgery, it’s going to suck. I had a lot of fun and tried to stay positive, and I think I did. I’m standing now.”

That he is, though running, colliding and blocking will have to wait, for now. Adams, one of the top offensive line prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft, has suited up for both of UW’s practices so far, but he has yet to participate in any live periods.

That’s by design. Speaking with reporters on Saturday for the first time since tearing his ACL last October, Adams said coach Chris Petersen and offensive line coach...